tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post4459547740042254075..comments2016-11-27T10:06:22.828-08:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: The Drying BrookPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-89073161416804388732007-07-14T05:58:00.000-07:002007-07-14T05:58:00.000-07:00Thanks. Excellent and it really ministered to me!Thanks. Excellent and it really ministered to me!Jim Peethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-15008627144848974152007-07-10T07:39:00.000-07:002007-07-10T07:39:00.000-07:00Actually, Zack, Phil looks even better in person t...Actually, Zack, Phil looks even better in person than in his pictures. It's really quite appalling.DJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-4666300087776494702007-07-10T05:42:00.000-07:002007-07-10T05:42:00.000-07:00I must be really under-caffeinated, because when I...I must be really under-caffeinated, because when I saw that title, I thought it said, "The Drying BOOK" as opposed to Brook. *sigh*Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288648996304246570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-7022006395043866492007-07-10T01:47:00.000-07:002007-07-10T01:47:00.000-07:00I'm faced with daily reminders that my life is alm...<I>I'm faced with daily reminders that my life is almost certainly more than half over. These come in the form of aches and pains, a failing short-term memory, and all the other typical indignities of being fifty-something.</I><BR/><BR/>LOL. If these are the signs of your life being half over, then at 21 I'm not sure if I'll make it past 40 (actually by these standards I should be dead in about 3 years, LOL).<BR/><BR/>Good article. Good point.<BR/><BR/>In a time that and a place where we have no need it is difficult to find God moving. We are a people that no longer "need" God. Why would we when we can just take a pill?<BR/><BR/>in love,<BR/>>>zack<BR/><BR/>PS. Ditto on you not looking 54, Phil.Zack Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624381145188381774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-18874152984773826402007-07-09T17:10:00.000-07:002007-07-09T17:10:00.000-07:00God wants us to keep trusting Him, and not shift o...God wants us to keep trusting Him, and not shift our trust to earthly provisions or massive storehouses of our own making. He wants us perpetually to rely on and look to the Giver, not to hoard or become obsessed with the gifts He gives.<BR/><BR/>I do not know that I have EVER known what it was to trust God apart from His gifts. In our culture of credit cards , retirement funds and government handouts I have never had the opportunity to trust God and God alone. I always keep an ace up my sleeve so I can rely on it. It is comforting to believe the delusion that I am in control and am in need of nothing. I hope that one day God will grant the blessing of experiencing complete trust in Him alone, a trust that drives me to prayer and a confidence that God provides. Sadly it will probably be against my will with me kicking and screaming.Kenny Archboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10340914887267461860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-53060074988954869872007-07-09T13:58:00.000-07:002007-07-09T13:58:00.000-07:00You don't look 54, Phil.Now that I have seen Phil ...<I>You don't look 54, Phil.</I><BR/><BR/>Now that I have seen Phil in person, I can report -- that he really doesn't.<BR/><BR/>Plus, I hate him for his hair.DJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-6562279132841156572007-07-09T13:08:00.000-07:002007-07-09T13:08:00.000-07:00Duh, I forgot to add that the miracle of the oil f...Duh, I forgot to add that the miracle of the oil for the Temple menorah is the basis of the holiday of Hannukah (referred to in John as the Feast of the Rededication, ne c'est pas?).Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-52128645992800178012007-07-09T12:38:00.000-07:002007-07-09T12:38:00.000-07:00You don't look 54, Phil. My compliments! You'll ne...You don't look 54, Phil. My compliments! You'll need to share your secrets to retard aging. Could swinging a meat chub have anything to do with it? <BR/><BR/>Just kidding. <BR/><BR/>Seriously, I've often thought of how our affluent lifestyle here in America probably feeds our "do it yourself" mentality. We forget that it's God's grace, mercy and provision that keeps us afloat. Laodicea also comes to mind.."we have need of nothing." Poor beggars that we really are!SolaMeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09869424956571944997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-35674955463909312542007-07-09T11:51:00.000-07:002007-07-09T11:51:00.000-07:00We aim to please our readers. You asked us for som...We aim to please our readers. You asked us for some cat pictures. We are more than happy to oblige.<BR/><BR/>Warm and fuzzy, right?Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-54669887938837521142007-07-09T11:21:00.000-07:002007-07-09T11:21:00.000-07:00I don't think I've ever before paid attention to t...I don't think I've ever before paid attention to those two beautiful, comforting verses you quoted: Psalm 37:25 and Isaiah 46:4. Beautiful. Thank you. Although I'm a decade-younger model than you, my knees are beginning to complain when I run, and "indignities" in general seem to be growing in number. This is a valuable sermon, will share it, and can't say that I've ever read or heard one quite like it. Thank you. Also, thanks for the additional kitten picture on this post.brentjthomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16197159838621341857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-45561142386653438382007-07-09T10:00:00.000-07:002007-07-09T10:00:00.000-07:00Wow, this post is so very true. Evidence of God's...Wow, this post is so very true. Evidence of God's miraculous providence abounds, but it's always a matter of His giving us just the sufficient amount we need to sustain us in the here and now. He knows what we need&mdash;as opposed to what in our sinfulness we may merely want&mdash;and he dispenses it. And never so much that we lose sight of Him who gave it to us.<BR/><BR/>How about another "economical" miracle involving oil? According to the Talmud, when the Maccabees were preparing to rededicate the Temple after the blasphemous depradations of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, they discovered they had only enough oil to keep the main flame of the Temple menorah (that was supposed to always burn) going for one night, even though it would be eight days before new oil could be prepared and consecrated. What the Lord provided was not nothing, but something&mdash;but neither did he give them a perpetual wellspring of oil to last for all time. Instead, what he provided was that the oil they had was miraculously just sufficient enough to last for the eight days necessary to prepare and consecrate the new oil.Sewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-76142862896919262332007-07-09T07:40:00.000-07:002007-07-09T07:40:00.000-07:00For spare time reading, I would suggest LOST IN TH...For spare time reading, I would suggest LOST IN THE MIDDLE Midlife and the Grace of God by Paul David Tripp. Even in the later 50s it is beneficial [voice of experience].Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190002073330892056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-78945294826250160422007-07-09T06:09:00.000-07:002007-07-09T06:09:00.000-07:00As a fellow "53" model, I often tell folks one of ...As a fellow "53" model, I often tell folks one of the advantages in growing older is to be able to look back on our life and see Gods hand at work in so many situations of the past. It can really put that dark cloud on the horizon in it's proper perspective.bassicallymikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559349653723448348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-46463507998790367132007-07-09T05:51:00.000-07:002007-07-09T05:51:00.000-07:00"He wants us perpetually to rely on and look to th..."He wants us perpetually to rely on and look to the Giver, not to hoard or become obsessed with the gifts He gives."<BR/><BR/>It's so easy to get carried away in this blessed nation. We are so very wealthy.<BR/><BR/>Nice lesson here. Perfect timing for me.<BR/><BR/>God is sovereign. And we need to seek His kingdom and righteousness first.donsandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-66587567690859682942007-07-09T05:44:00.000-07:002007-07-09T05:44:00.000-07:00Wow ... I feel too young among you guys ... I'm on...Wow ... I feel too young among you guys ... I'm only half your age Phil!<BR/><BR/>Your post reminded me of this hymn:<BR/>Day By Day (Lyrics: Lina Sandell, 1865)<BR/><BR/>Day by day, and with each passing moment,<BR/>Strength I find, to meet my trials here;<BR/>Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,<BR/>I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.<BR/>He Whose heart is kind beyond all measure<BR/>Gives unto each day what He deems best—<BR/>Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,<BR/>Mingling toil with peace and rest.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Every day, the Lord Himself is near me<BR/>With a special mercy for each hour;<BR/>All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,<BR/>He Whose Name is Counselor and Power;<BR/>The protection of His child and treasure<BR/>Is a charge that on Himself He laid;<BR/>“As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”<BR/>This the pledge to me He made.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Help me then in every tribulation<BR/>So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,<BR/>That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation<BR/>Offered me within Thy holy Word.<BR/>Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,<BR/>Ever to take, as from a father’s hand,<BR/>One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,<BR/>Till I reach the promised land.Benjamin Nituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17720758092068979228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-55918380191748778842007-07-09T05:40:00.000-07:002007-07-09T05:40:00.000-07:00Such a timely reminder for me personally.Thank you...Such a timely reminder for me personally.<BR/><BR/>Thank you Phil - I needed to read this today.Carla Rolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09395062089776262435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-32570969010691423732007-07-09T05:39:00.000-07:002007-07-09T05:39:00.000-07:00Excellent post... For the believer every event in...Excellent post... For the believer every event in life has suddenly become gospel. A dried up brook is living water for the prophet, driving him to Spring that slacks his thirst forever. <BR/><BR/><B><I>John 4:13 Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” </B></I><BR/><BR/>al sendsAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02659402617723892967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-83358747956347095862007-07-09T05:27:00.000-07:002007-07-09T05:27:00.000-07:00Very good point. We can learn a lot from the chall...Very good point. We can learn a lot from the challenges Elijah faced.JSUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174986031102245194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-45102121680764756402007-07-09T05:12:00.000-07:002007-07-09T05:12:00.000-07:00I also just turned 54 last month. It was a fun yea...I also just turned 54 last month. It was a fun year of telling people that I was 53, born in 53 and I was a little sad to see it go ... but it was just another year. <BR/><BR/>It was nice of John Piper to offer his books at $5 a piece on my birthday though!JackWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16384160992033491748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-38569797082292941722007-07-09T04:20:00.000-07:002007-07-09T04:20:00.000-07:00Dan: ... you know what I was going to say.Dan: ... you know what I was going to say.centuri0nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-15562369930861082172007-07-09T03:59:00.000-07:002007-07-09T03:59:00.000-07:00Thanks for that, Phil. Very good.Thanks for that, Phil. Very good.DJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-50147834180111556522007-07-09T03:47:00.000-07:002007-07-09T03:47:00.000-07:00Oh to be a youthful 54 again! By the way what is a...Oh to be a youthful 54 again! By the way what is a "short term memory?"Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07526823381492187330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-42727190532635649612007-07-09T02:19:00.000-07:002007-07-09T02:19:00.000-07:00Don't use up all your good stuff in one month, Phi...Don't use up all your good stuff in one month, Phil.centuri0nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.com